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AUCTION BRIDGE 
WITH NULLOS 



AUCTION BRIDGE 
with NULLOS 

INCLUDING FORTY -NINE PAGES 
OF ILLUSTRATIVE DEALS 



By A. R. METCALFE 

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5703 KENWOOD AVE., CHICAGO 



AUTHOR OF 

BRIDGE THAT WINS, METCALFE ON AUCTION 

BRIDGE, AND THE GAME OF LILIES 



Sty* Uakpfltite preaa 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. 
CHICAGO 



G,Vi2.8Z 



COPYRIGHT, 1913 
BY A. R. METCALFE, CHICAGO 



©Ci.A35S5b7 



Auction Bridge with Nullos 



This is a text-book for players with some 
experience in auction bridge. It includes direc- 
tions for playing the nullo bid, the correct use of 
high spade bids, and the best methods of playing 
difficult hands. 

The illustrative deals will repay careful study. 

In all card games the natural conventions are 
most effective, while those which are purely 
arbitrary can only be a handicap. When a 
player bids one club holding K-Q-J-5-3 of clubs 
he is using a natural convention; but should he 
bid one club to show the ace and queen of dia- 
monds the convention would be arbitrary and 
artificial. 

In whist, bridge, and auction bridge each sea- 
son has brought forth some cubist system of play 
or bidding, each worse than useless while it lasts. 

The chapter on bidding is merely supplemen- 
tary to the booklet The Game of Lilies. That on 
psychology, of course, only scratches the surface. 
To deal thoroughly with the psychology of the 
game would require more than one volume. 

5 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



LAWS OF THE GAME 

The most important laws are given below. 

The loss on a one spade declaration is limited to 

100 points. 

When Trumps Are 

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Each trick above 6 counts ... 26789 

Three honors count 4 12 14 16 18 

Four honors count 8 24 28 32 36 

Five honors count 10 30 35 40 45 

Four honors in one hand count . 16 48 56 64 72 
Four honors in one hand and fifth 

in partner's count . ... . 18 54 63 72 81 

Five honors in one hand count . 20 60 70 80 90 

Chicane counts 4 12 14 16 18 

Grand slam counts 40 

Little slam counts 20 

When There Is No Trump 

Each trick above six counts 10 

Three aces count 30 

Four aces count 40 

Four aces in one hand count 100 

At nullo each trick less than seven counts 11, 
and there are no honors. 

The partners first winning two games win the 
rubber. 

If the first two games are won by the same 
pair, the third is not played. 

Two hundred and fifty points are given as a 
bonus to the pair winning the rubber. 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 7 

A game consists of 30 points obtained by 
tricks alone. 

The dealer is obliged to make one bid, either 
with a trump suit or of no trump. 

After the original bid any player may increase 
the bid or pass. 

A player may overbid the previous declarant 
any number of times, and he may also overbid 
his partner, but he cannot overbid his own dec- 
laration which has been passed by the other 
three players. The bidding is completed when 
three players have passed and never until then. 

When the player who makes the winning 
declaration fails to make the number of tricks 
bid, the opponents score 50 in the honor col- 
umn for each trick less than the required num- 
ber which the declarant has made. If the decla- 
ration has been doubled or redoubled, the oppo- 
nents score 100 or 200, as the case may be, for 
each trick. When a declaration has been doubled 
and the declarant fulfills his contract, he scores 
twice the value of each trick below the line, 50 
points in the honor column for making his con- 
tract, and 50 points for each trick which he may 
have made above his contract. These values are 
doubled when the declarant redoubles his adver- 
saries. If a player, in bidding, fails to declare a 
sufficient number of tricks to overbid the previous 



8 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 

declaration, he shall be considered to have de- 
clared the requisite number of tricks in the bid 
which he has made, unless either of his adversaries 
make a higher declaration, double or pass. Unless 
the opponents double or make a higher declara- 
tion, the partner of the player in error is debarred 
from making any further bid in that deal. 

If a player bids out of turn, the player at his 
left may allow the bid to stand or call for a new 
deal. 

When a player leads before the bidding has 
been completed, the player at his left may call 
for a new deal. 

When the declarant revokes, the adversaries 
score 150 points in the honor score and the de- 
clarant cannot score below the line in that deal. 

Should the declarant's adversaries revoke, 
the declarant may either take three tricks from 
his opponents, or 150 in the honor score. 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



BIDDING 

A bid of two spades indicates high-card strength 
in spades and in at least one other suit. 

Bids of three, four, five, six or seven spades 
indicate that the bidder has a no-trump holding 
but without defense in the suit named adversely. 

A five-spade bid after a no-trump declaration 
signifies merely that bidder's partner must take 
him out. 

A bid of two in any suit (except spades) when 
not forced by a previous bid, indicates that the 
bidder hopes to make game at that declaration. 

A player should support his partner's bid when 
holding two sure tricks, and support it once more 
for each additional trick. Should this carry the 
bidding to six or seven odd no harm should be 
done. 

Bid all that your hand is worth originally — 
usually one trick more than it is worth — when 
your holding is of exceptional strength. 

Allow the opponents to play clubs or diamonds 
without much opposition unless you have a good 
prospect of securing game. 

When no-trump has been bid at your right the 
second player should pass, except when holding: 



10 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 

1st. A good no-trump hand, with all suits pro- 
tected. This calls for a bid of two no-trump. 
2d. A good no-trump hand in three suits but 
weak in the fourth. He should then bid five 
spades. 
3d. When he can make a suit declaration with 
fair prospect of securing game. 
When your partner bids no-trump and you have 
a very poor hand, overbid in your long suit pro- 
vided it contains not less than five cards. 

When your partner bids no-trump and you have 
poor support, except for one suit of great length 
and strength, bid three in that suit. However, 
should the suit be clubs or diamonds and have 
A-K at the top, let the no-trump bid stand. 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 11 



NULLOS 

The nullo bid was devised by Fred C. Thwaits 
of Milwaukee, at the time president of the Amer- 
ican Whist League. The original count was ten, 
but the bid was considered higher than one no- 
trump. This has been changed to eleven, which 
avoids confusion and is in keeping with the general 
scheme of the present game. 

Properly used a nullo at this count will not be 

played oftener than once in three or four rubbers 

and the count adds to the interest of the game. 

It will prevent the game from becoming tiresome 
to a player who is having a run of poor cards. 

To bid one nullo a player should have a hand 
which cannot be forced to take over two tricks. 

When a player has bid a nullo he should never 
increase his bid unless supported by his partner. 

A player should raise his partner's nullo bid 
when his hand cannot be forced to take more than 
three tricks. He may raise once more for each 
trick less than three in his hand. 

The best opening lead against a nullo is usually 
a singleton or a two-card suit. When neither is 
available an interior card of a longer suit is best. 

Beware of giving up your lowest, or escaping 
cards, too early in the deal. 

Illustrative deal No. 28 gives a good idea of the 
strategy of nullo play. 



12 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



PSYCHOLOGY OF THE GAME 

To assist the memory, put the knowledge you 
acquire during the progress of a deal into sentence 
form and repeat to yourself. 

For instance, we will suppose that you have the 
K-J-10 of clubs in dummy, 4-3-2 in your own 
hand. You lead the deuce, Jones (at your left) 
plays a small club, you play ten from dummy and 
Brown (at your right) the ace. Say to yourself, 
Jones has the queen of clubs, and although that 
suit may not appear again for some time, you are 
certain to place the queen correctly. Instead of 
having this knowledge floating vaguely through 
your mind you have put it in concrete form and it 
cannot escape during the time it takes to play a 
deal at cards. 

A queen, of course, is not likely to be forgotten, 
but the method aids you to remember whether 
Brown has remaining in your suit the Q-8, which 
would be a tenace, or queen and a card below the 
seven. Name the cards as they fall in the suit or 
suits of most interest in any particular deal, as 
" deuce, four, jack, queen of clubs." Say it twice 
if you find it does not bring certain results other- 
wise. 

This method greatly expedites your game, it 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 13 

never being necessary to study as to whether a 
certain card has been played. 

Do not keep your card before your face. 

After sorting your cards and learning what 
your holding is for that deal, keep your cards face 
downward in your left hand, and give your atten- 
tion to the table. When a suit is led and you are 
not certain of your holding in that suit simply 
glance at your cards. 

A hypnotist endeavors to have a subject stare 
into his eyes, or at certain bright objects, in order 
that the subject's mind may be paralyzed through 
the optic nerves. When a player holds his cards 
in fan-shape before his eyes while considering a 
play he is not looking at his cards but staring at 
them, and at least tiring his mind through the 
optic nerves. When you are in doubt as to 
whether to lead the knave of diamonds or seven of 
clubs at a given time you will receive no inspira- 
tion from staring at those particular cards. 

Using the card combinations in a particular deal 
to the best advantage is by no means all there is 
to good play. A player must also study the 
effect of his play on the minds of his adversaries. 
The most simple form of leading an opponent 
astray is by the use of false cards. 

For instance, should the declarant hold A-K-4 
of the first suit led and third hand played the 



14 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 

queen, declarant should win with the ace if 
wished that suit continued whenever he lost 
lead. An example of this was the following : W 
was playing hearts and the knave of diamonds \ 
the original lead and in diamonds dummy c 
played A-Q-8 while the declarant held K-9 
Wishing to finesse the trump suit he won w 
dummy's queen and finally secured nine trie 
when he would have secured a small slam had 
played the ace of diamonds at trick one. ^ 
queen discouraged a second diamond lead a 
the adversaries picked up three little spades 
the declarant's hand which he might have c 
carded on a club suit in dummy. 

There are many players with an excess of ci 
ning which leads them to always false-card, wh 
enables their opponents to read their combii 
tions very easily. Never false-card except wit" 
distinct purpose, and make your holding easy 
your opponents to read when there can be 
object in deceiving them. Your occasional fal 
card play will then be nearly certain to accompl 
its purpose. 

In playing a difficult no-trump deal it is son 
times desirable to lead the suit of which you ; 
most afraid, to induce your adversaries to devel 
your real suit or suits. When your opponents ; 
bringing in a long suit discarding the suit y 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 15 

want led is helpful, but the discards from dummy 
may be much more effective. 

The psychology of bidding requires a knowledge 
of the players in each game. Only in very rare 
cases, however, should a player make any bid not 
in accordance with the ordinary rules. Bidding 
to force an adversary up is in itself a foolish prop- 
osition, but if you. know your adversary is in the 
habit of overbidding you should play upon that 
weakness as far as your judgment dictates. 

Bluff has no good place in bidding, although a 
novice is apt to compare the game to poker in 
this respect. The difference lies in the simple 
fact that in poker you have no partner. 



16 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



GENERAL RULES 

Winning the game is more important than ful- 
filling your contract. 

Spades bids are doubled only for the purpose of 
giving information to your partner; other bids 
should never be doubled for that reason, but al- 
ways to secure a penalty. 

The first thing to consider in doubling is 
whether it may result in giving game to your 
opponent. 

When you bid on one suit and your partner 
switches to another, it is usually better to respect 
your partner's judgment, if you think he has any. 

Discard from weakness, or from the suit you 
do not want your partner to lead. When com- 
pelled to discard from your strong suit in order 
to protect a weak one, echo by discarding a 
higher and then a lower card of the suit. 

At no-trump avoid discarding the last card of 
a suit. 

When the declarant has ace and small cards in 
one hand, queen and small cards in the other, he 
should never lead the queen unless he holds 
knave in one hand or other. 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 17 



RULE OF ELEVEN 

The eleven rule, adapted from the game of 
whist, is of the utmost importance. 

Subtract the number of the card led from eleven 
and the difference will represent the number of 
cards in that suit, higher than the card led, which 
are held by the three players other than the leader. 
Thus if North led the six of spades, there would be 
exactly five spades higher than the six in the 
East, South and West hands. 

Suppose a no-trump had been declared and 
your partner opened with the seven of spades; 
dummy has queen, nine, four, and you hold ace, 
ten, deuce: the declarant could have no spade 
higher than the seven, as the four, representing 
the difference between seven and eleven, are all 
in sight. 

When your partner leads a deuce he holds 
exactly four cards in that suit. His fourth-best 
card being a deuce, a fifth-best is impossible. 
This rule applies also to any card which can be 
seen to be the lowest held by the leader in that 
suit. 

Suppose that hearts are trumps and your part- 
ner opened with the seven of clubs; dummy held 
K-10-8-6, while your club holding was A-Q-5-2; 



18 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 

your first thought should be, seven from eleven 
leaves four. You can see, however, five clubs 
higher than the seven in the dummy and your 
own hand; therefore your partner has led a 
singleton or two-card suit. 

After a player has used the rule for a short time 
his mind will work automatically to that extent, 
and he will know how many cards declarant holds 
in the first suit led, higher than the opening card, 
before dummy has finished spreading his cards. 

The rule of course is infallible, and is explained 
as follows: 

Each suit has thirteen cards, which rank from 
two to fourteen — two, not one, being the lowest 
card. 

Therefore, to ascertain the number clubs of 
higher than the six, for instance, held by all four 
players, you would subtract six from fourteen. 

As a small card led is always the fourth-best of 
the suit, however, leader must have exactly three 
higher cards. That three is subtracted from 
fourteen to make the rule of eleven and the leader 
dropped from your calculations. 



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RULES FOR USE OF ILLUSTRATIVE DEALS 

Play deal in your own way, then as given in 
book and finally turn to comments. 

The first bidder is always the dealer. 

There is no score unless one is named. 

North always has the original lead in deals 
where play is given. 

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i 


i 














o 


^ 


M 


< 














O 


o 


O 


o 

7 




to 
















1 


8 

o 
** 


u 


CO 
CO 


CO 
CO 


CO 
CO 








io 


T-H 


^3 


CTJ 


aJ 


aJ 




f 




I 


I 


<^ 


<M 


a 


a, 


Qh 




f 


I 


? 


V 














M 


a 


< 














* 


4- 


4- 


* 














t 








■^ 










10 


*? 








8 


+3 






CO 


• 

o 

, & 
< 


3 


CO 


I 

rH 


7 


>1 




CO 
CO 

a 


CO 
CO 




£> 


£> 


£> 


£> 














Q 




7 

I 

rH 




















Ji 


a 


IO 














♦ 


♦ 


♦ 


* 






.cj 




^ 




• 


• 


• 


• 




co 

a> 


■4J 
J-l 

o 


4J 
CO 


o 

CO 




• 


tS 


• 


rX 














to 

CD 


15 
o 


4-> 

Ph 


+3 

3 

CO 













AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



31 



DEAL No. 


5 




Tricks N E 


s 


W 


1 K+ 54 


2* 


34 


2 






44b 9+ 


10+ 


7* 


3 






ys q* 


A* 


64 


4 






04 05 


OQ 


09 J 


5 






06 Oio 


OA 


07 


6 






104 -'♦ 


54 


44 


7 






02 710 


7J 


7<2 


8 






08 76 


72^ 


7^4 


9 






OJ 77 


78 


7^ 


10 






24 64 


70 


A4 


11 






34 94 


J* 


74 


12 






74 Q4 


03 


X4 


13 






.84 OK 


84 


W 


West secured seven 


tricks only. 





32 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 











CO 




















1 
S 
















7 
















*r 


1 


tH 
1 














<1 


C5 


^ 














o 


O 

2 


O 


o 




B 

2 
+3 


















K. 

•^ 


a 


to 
to 
cd 


to 

to 

g3 


to 
to 






i 






©* 


IN 


a 


a 


P. 




eo 


S 


^ 
















*T 


? 


I 
*9 
















^ 


H 


ob 


CO 














* <* 


* 


* 


*s 








VO 










8 


g 


to 






• 










s 


4^ 


.O 






o 
4 


? 
°P 




I 


CO 


"to 


1 

o 
d 
i— i 




to 
to 


to 
to 


W 
ft 


<!j 


M 


1 












£> 


£> 


£> 


£> 














CO 






I 














4i 




o 


* 


i 




•8 


U 

o 


to 
cd 


s 

CO 




• 


• 


• 


• 




£ 


S5 


W 






+■> 
u 
O 


4^> 

co 


§ 

to 










• 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



33 





DEAL No. 6 






Tricks 


N 


E 


s 


w 


1 . . . 


K+ 


4* 


64b 


3* 


2 . . . 


104 


5+ 


73 


A + 


3 . . . 


02 


24 


4* 


K + 


4- . . . 


07 


04 


03 


OA 


5 . . 


09 


05 


06 


OK 


6 . . . 


77 


8* 


08 


OQ 


7 . . 


7J 


72 


75 


<$A 


8 . . 


7K 


5* 


*4 


3* 


9 . . 


2* 


74 


0/ 


7* 


10 . . 


9+ 


79 


Oio 


76 


11 . . 


J* 


/* 


94 


7* 


12 . . 


Q* 


64 


104 


A + 


13 . . 


• 70 


710 


Q4 


78 


■ 


Vest secured eight tricks. 





34 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 











l> 


















7 


1 

op 














1 




2 


4 














*? 




i—i 


i-p 


•^ 












& 


»o 


6 


4 


8 
3 


<D 










o 


O 

7 


o 


o 


g 


O 


to 
to 


to 


to 
to 










GO 


■d 


a 


a 


a 






in 




















4 


CO 


















*r 


i 
















? 


4> 


1— 1 

1 


7 




a 










a 


4, 


4j 


M 


*3 


B 
3 






to 




* 


+ 


♦ 


♦ 


8 


1-4 

4-» 

I 

o 


to 


to 


U 












•^ 


a 


to 


to 


r3 


*N. 








*«■ 


s* 


CM 


a 


a. 


CO 


• 

o 


2 


















£ 


°P 






V 












p 


4 

M 


5 
£> 


CO 






to 

CD 
ctJ 




1 

•4J 


to 

u 








^ 




•** 
to 


a. 

CO 


to 
to 

ctf 


6 


CD 








1 




>*• 


CM 


a 


i—i 


CM 




o 


lO 


°p 
















i 


4 

00 


£ 






• 


• 


• 


• 




\k 


A 


4j 


Th 














4 


♦ 


♦ 


♦ 




' 


■ 


' 






■ ■ 


• 


• 


• 




4J 

o 




§ 

CO 


to 




o 


CO 


O 
CO 


+3 
tO 













AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



35 



DEAL No. 7 






Tricks N 


E 


s 


w 


1 . . . K4 


5* 


A + 


44 


2 






<$K 


72 


76 


710 


3 






79 


74 


24 


7/ 


4 






04 


05 


02 


0^ 


5 






06 


4* 


Ow 


09 


6 






104 


64 


34 


77 


7 






0* 


54 


03 


OJ 


8 






Q4 


84 


74 


72 


9 






73 


6* 


34 


74 


10 






9* 


7* 


OQ 


08 


11 






Q4 


8* 


.44 


24 


12 






<$5 


94 


J4 


07 


13 






7# 


J* 


104 


K4 


West secured five tricks only. 





36 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 











CO 
1 




















1 
















00 




4 














? 


* 


1 


| 














^ 


Jj 


a 














o 


o 


O 


o 














CD 




°P 




*s. 


CO 
CO 


CO 
CO 








4 


<N 


<? 




^ 

^ 


P. 










$ 


1 

<? 


A-Q 
10-4 














♦ 


* 


+ 


* 


•^ 






a 




00 










8 


CO 

CD 




g 

1 

o 




• 

o 


*? 


2 

T-l 
1 


°P 


CO 




a 

CO 


CO 
CO 


CO 
CO 


i 


i 


a 


4 


i 


>H 


<N 


a 


1—1 


a 




f 


1 


E> 

i 


I 

i-4 
















♦ 


♦ 


• 


♦ 




■4-3 
CO 

cd 
ft 


•4-i 

g 


-f-> 

CO 


■+^» 

o 




CO 


5 

O 

CO 


CO 

CD 


o 
S3 













AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



37 



DEAL No. 8 






Tricks N 


E 


S 


w 


1 ... 07 


OJ 


0* 


02 


2 






OQ 


03 


0^4 


04 


3 






77 


72 


7Q 


78 


4 






73 


75 


7/ 


79 


5 






yA 


76 


74 


7K 


6 






Oio 


6* 


08 


05 


7 






09 


9* 


2* 


84 


8 






06 


6* 


3* 


34 


9 






7* 


K+ 


2* 


5* 


10 






8* 


A + 


4* 


Q* 


11 






4* 


X* 


+ 


9+ 


12 






104 


J* 


710 


Q+ 


13 






104 


7* 


J* 


4* 


West secured five tricks only. 





38 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 







*? 










? 


lO 


T 


*j- 






+ 


CO 

2 

1-H 


1 


*d 




«J 


a 


M 


t/2 




o 


o 

o 

| 


o 


O 


a 
'E 

CD 








? 




j5 

ft 






T 


f 


b 




*—> 


Oi 


00 


r£ 




* 


* 


4- 


4- 


4J 

o 














Ov 










+J 


• 






CO 




*d 


o 
5 






rH 




% 


3 


00 


1 




1 




ft 


£> 


£> 


£> 


£> 


1 


■ -'" 


1 








■a 

•r-l 




$ 


lO 


7 

00 


? 


S 




<fc 


4 


^ 


, 




♦ 


♦ 


♦ 


♦ 


O 

I- 




• 


• 


• 


• 


2 

o 




• 


• 


• 


• 


CO 




CO 




4J 








CD 


o 


3 


C/3 





AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



39 





DEAL No. 9 






Tricks 


N E 


S 


w 


1 . . - 


K+ 34 


2* 


J4 


2 




104b 4d|b 


54 


04 


3 




75 7Q 


\yk 


72 


4 




0<2 03 


07 


04 


5 


v 


Q* 74b 


64 


/04 


6 




77 yio 


74 


76 


7 




54 *4 


24 


34 


8 




64 44 


74 


^4 


9 . 




02 9* 


K4 


a + 


10 




7 J 7* 


79 


78 


11 




05 7# 


84 


OJ 


12 




08 06 


09 


0^ 


13 




A* 010 


OK 


04 


West 


secured ten tricks and game. 



40 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 





V 






















a 






CM 
















i 


? 


? 


i 




1 












< 


ob 


CO 


rH 




8 

^ 












O 


O 


o 


o 




v. 

3 


co 
co 










IO 


1 




T 
















I 


s 


7 


s 
















i> 


<! 


h-> 


rH 




^ 












+ 


# 


# 


* 


a5 
c3 




CO 

CD 

» — i 




CO 
CO 


CO 
CO 


o 






IC 


CSI 


So 


^ 
^ 


rH 


•8 






• 






+ t 














a 


CD 

a 
o 
a 

£> 


J 


I 

rH 




2 
2 

8 




CO 

CD 


a 
S 

e 

1 

o 


CO 
CO 


CO 
CO 




2 
2 








o 
o 


"to 


1— 1 

CO 


CO 




a3 










CO 




. 


. 


. 


. 




rH 
i 






















1 


I 


I 










; 


; 


: 




« 


Js 


CO 
















♦ 


♦ 


♦ 


♦ 






+3 

CO 

CD 


u 

o 

2 


+3 

CO 


§ 

CO 






+■> 
u 
o 

S5 


4J 
CO 


§ 

CO 















AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



41 



DEAL No. 


10 




Tricks N 


E 


s 


w 


1 . . . K+ 


2* 


3* 


5* 


2 






. 3* 


2* 


6* 


9+ 


3 






Q* 


J* 


4* 


6* 


4 






A + 


4* 


02 


5* 


5 






8* 


7* 


8* 


10+ 


6 






03 


04 


104b 


K* 


7 






07 


05 


74 


e* 


8 






08 


06 


72 


/* 


9 






73 


75 


09 


0^4 


10 






9* 


76 


Oio 


0K 


11 






7J 


77 


78 


0Q 


12 






7A 


79 


7Q 


0J 


13 . 






A + 


710 


7K 


7* 


West secured but 


nine tricks and lost his 


contract. 







42 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 







2 




















i 




°? 
















i— i 
i 




1 
CO 














s 




3 


1 

V 

OS 














O 


O 


o 


o 




















7 


S 

t3 


to 

CO 






• ~ 








I 


1 

1 


©4 












2 


00 


J 


£ 






to 

^d 


* 






4 


♦ 


+ 


* 


8 


4^ 


d 
o 

a 

•r-t 


CO 




• 

o 


IN 








v. 


3 




CO 


fe 


1 










rH 


*d 

CM 


•i-t 


3 

a 


4 


7 


1 


















1 

£> 


4 

M 


2 


a 














CO 


Si" 








4J 


rC| 
4-5 


4J 
X/i 


4-> 

o 




4 










CO 


3 

o 

CO 


<D 




♦ 


* 


♦ 


♦ 














4-> 


■S 


4-> 


5 














8 


§ 

CO 


0) 


o 













AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



43 



DEAL No. 


11 




Tricks N 


E 


s 


w 


I . . ' . S?Q 


^^ 


<?4 


S?5 


2 






44 


34 


24 


i#4 


3 






94 


84 


54 


^4 


4 






02 


V2 


^7 


yio 


5 






2* 


64 


84 


^4 


6 






03 


i^4 


Q4 


64 


7 






07 


VJ 


yx 


34 


8 






09 


oe 


Oio 


04 


9 






54 


S?s 


<?8 


44 


10 






9* 


s?g 


06 


Q4 


11 






104 


Vs 


08 


OA 


12 






J* 


05 


OJ 


74 


13 






K+ 


74 


OK 


/4 


West secured a small slam. 





44 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 













u 






? 


s? 


s 

1— 1 


*r 


o 

o 








« 


(A 


t— > 


Jj 


t/3 






o 


o 


<o 


O 








i 






§ 








? 






3 








I 

2 


°? 


2 


*d 








| 


"? 


°P 


•\ 






«d 


a 


J, 


M 


f 
g 




<^ 


* 


♦ 


+ 


* 




r-i 










4^> 
1 




• 

o 


T 

00 






°? 


o 


be 

•r-l 


3 


7— t 

1 


CO 


i 


? 




*9 

*d 


«Sj 


A 


^ 


*0 


.Q 


P 


£> 


E> 


£> 


£> 


• tH 

*d 






t 


LO 
1 


a 
4 


1 


a3 

*d 






♦ 


♦ 


♦ 


* 












• 


• 


£ 






1 


Ih 

O 


4-> 


r3 

§ 
C/3 


o 
o 





AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



45 



DEAL No. 


12 




Tricks N 


E 


S 


W 


1 ... 7+ 


3* 


2+ 


4* 


2 






• 02 


04 


0^4 


OK 


3 






4+ 


5+ 


K+ 


03 


4 






Q* 


J* 


8+ 


2* 


5 






10+ 


75 


74 


4* 


6 






9+ 


05 


3* 


8* 


7 






6+ 


08 


72 


104 


8 






5* 


Q* 


A + 


74 


9 






6* 


K+ 


94 


78 


10 






09 


Oio 


07 


oe 


11 






73 


OJ 


76 


06 


12 






79 


7e 


77 


710 


13 






J* 


7J 


7K 


7^ 


West secured six tricks only. 





46 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 









N 








t 


CO 


5 A 

°P 2 




• ----- 




*? 


t> 




bjO 




\k 


6. 


<^ ^ 




*d 




o 


o 


o o 














•T-l 












vQ 


















s 


c? 




r3 

o 




CO 


1—1 

1 

a 
i 


4 t 
4 v 






A 


jj 


oL M 




a 




* 


* 


4- 4- 




CO 

I 


CO 

i-H 


1 








• 


I 




<N 




S 


i 


i 


2 


00 i-l 

£> £> 


6 

a 


1/3 
U 


. , 








3 


4-3 


- 


5 


I 

i— 1 


CO 

°p ^ 




*d 

•rH 

JO 

§ ■ 




♦ 


♦ 


♦ H 


f 


4^> 
CD 




• 


• 


• 


<D 


4^> 










Ih 


l/l 






* 


* 


O 


CD 




4-3 


1 

S5 


East 
South 


o 

CO 


£ 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



47 





DEAL No. 


13 




Tricks 


N 


E 


S 


w 


1 • . 


6* 


3* 


2* 


A + 


2 . . 


73 


75 


72 


7^4 


3 . . 


^7 


78 


74 


7# 


4 . . 


7* 


2* 


710 


7<2 


5 . . 


3d|b 


5* 


02 


7^ 


6 . . 


e* 


4* 


9* 


5* 


7 . . 


A + 


7+ 


44b 


64b 


8 . . 


104b 


84b 


K+ 


94b 


9 . . 


Q+ 


8* 


J* 


7# 


10 . . 


104 


06 


09 


72 


11 . . 


03 


0^4 


Oio 


04 


12 ; . 


07 


08 


OJ 


OK 


13 . . 


0<2 


J* 


K4> 


05 


A 


/Vest secured nine tricks. 


* 



48 



AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 





i 


? 

2 


? 


I 






o 


< 


^ 


rH 






O 


<o 


O 


o 








^ 


? 










i 


? 


2 

tH 
1 


§ 

•^ 




CO 


6 


-k 


d 


T^ 




* 


4- 


* 


+ 


r-« 

<D 

rg 


• 




CO 




1 


a 


o 


v 


7—1 
1 


00 




1 


3 


■i 


« 


6> 


£> 


£> 


£> 


£> 


2 


A 


1 








3 
1 






? 


2 

rH 
i 




t/3 




< 


00 


^ 


to 


p 




♦ 


* 


♦ 


♦ 


JS 




• 


• 


• 


• 


• rH 




• 


• 


• 


• 


+i 












^ 




12 


•s 


+J 


rd 

4-3 


£ 




1 


o 




§ 

CO 





AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 



49 





DEAL No. 


14 




Tricks 


N 


E 


S 


w 


1 . . 


OK 


03 


07 


02 


2 




OQ 


06 


08 


04 


3 




OA 


OJ 


Oio 


05 


4 




2* 


A + 


44 


64 


5 




7* 


54 


K4 


24 


6 




24 


9* 


64 


34 


7 




J* 


34 


104 


K + 


8 




74 


10+ 


72 


44 


9 




Q4 


84 


74 


A + 


10 




84 


74 


75 


54 


11 




73 


#4 


77 


7J 


12 




710 


76 


79 


7^4 


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51 





DEAL No. 


15 






Tricks 


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1 . . . 


7* 


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44 


34 


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53 





DEAL No. 


16 




Tricks 


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S 


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1 . . . 


75 


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76 


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55 



DEAL No. 


17 




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79 


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74 


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56 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 





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57 





DEAL No. 


18 




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N 


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1 . 


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58 AUCTION BRIDGE WITH NULLOS 





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DEAL No. 19 

Tricks N E S W 

1 ... <24> 54 24 84 

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61 



DEAL No. 


20 


• 


Tricks N 


E 


S 


W 


i ... 010 


02 


0^4 


OK 


2 






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03 


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06 


79 


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12 






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84 


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67 











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DEAL No. 


28 




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West was forced to take 


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DEAL No. 1 

At trick six West knew that. South could not 
hold the ace of hearts because he did not bid no- 
trump, his spade and diamond strength having 
been revealed. 

But at trick six North should have known that 
West had but one heart because South did not 
bid two diamonds. 

South showed exactly three clubs at tricks one 
and three. With four clubs he would have 
played the third-best on the first round. He 
could have but one more spade, probably the 
king, and therefore started with eight red cards. 

Had South held five diamonds, including the 
ace and another honor, besides some strength in 
hearts and spades, he would certainly have bid 
two diamonds at the score. Therefore South 
could only have held four diamonds and must 
have held four hearts. 

North should have played the ace of hearts at 
trick six and led the seven of spades. 



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DEAL No. 2 

South was certain to score a big penalty against 
West had North been able to lead a heart. As it 
was West would still have lost except for his 
splendid play in throwing away the king of dia- 
monds at trick one. 

North lost at least one trick by his club discard. 



DEAL No. 3 

Had West gone at once to diamonds after win- 
ning the heart trick, it would have been bad play 
to take the club finesse afterward, as the game 
and contract might have been lost. By first 
leading the ace of spades he secured nine tricks 
before touching the club suit and could finesse 
with safety. 

Observe also the discard of the club ten instead 
of club six at trick nine, enabling West to lead 
the suit twice from dummy. 



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DEAL No. 4 

Had West won the first heart trick he would 
have failed to make game. He knew that South 
must have at least five hearts, and made it neces- 
sary for North to lead some other suit after win- 
ning the club trick. 



DEAL No. 5 

West would have made his contract had North 
failed to trump his partner's ace at trick three. 

North could not afford to allow South to start 
either the spade or diamond suit, nor did he wish 
to show probable strength in either suit by dis- 
carding the other. 



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DEAL No. 6 

After the spade situation was revealed at trick 
three it seemed impossible for West to secure 
more than seven tricks. His diamond leads 
enabled him to place the remaining cards accu- 
rately and by good play at tricks seven and eight 
to secure the other trick. 

At trick seven South was marked with four 
spades, two diamonds and one heart, and it was 
of vital importance for West to take away the 
one heart before making the clever spade play at 
trick eight. 



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DEAL No. 7 

West would have secured eight or nine tricks 
had not South overtaken his partner's king of 
spades at trick one and led the trump. West 
would have saved two hundred points had he 
played the ace of hearts at trick two, played the 
ace and another diamond and then a club from 
dummy. 

South asked himself at trick one in what man- 
ner dummy could help West, and the answer was 
obviously by trumping diamonds, and that dan- 
ger South proceeded to remove. 



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DEAL No. 8 

North defeated West by using a change-the- 
suit signal at trick two. This signal consists 
merely in playing an unnecessarily high card in 
your own suit, and it would have been bad play 
had not North held the heart ace. 

When this deal was played the writer was 
North and his partner, an Eastern man, though a 
good player, had never heard of the convention. 
After a long study at trick three he said, "He 
either wants hearts or he's crazy." 

West was certain North would not make the 
play without the ace of hearts (the obvious suit to 
lead to in dummy on account of its weakness) and 
saved one trick by refusing to play his king until 
trick five. 



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DEAL No. 9 

West won the game by at once noting the value 
of the spade eight in dummy and making it pos- 
sible to hold a trick with it, thus getting two 
trump leads from dummy at the expense of only 
one re-entry card. 



DEAL No. 10 

West would have made his contract had not 
North started trumps at trick two. The play 
would not have availed later. 

North saw that dummy was not dangerous 
except in the club suit, and promptly removed 
that danger. 



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DEAL No. 11 

West chose lilies instead of supporting hearts or 
going to no-trump, preferring to play the hand 
because his partner was not as good a player, and 
knowing that at no-trump he would lose the ace 
of diamonds at once. 

The queen of hearts seemed a perfect opening, 
as West was marked with weakness in that suit, 
but it gave West his opportunity. 

The trump finesse was necessary and the 
game looked easy after the second round of 
trumps. South made the position very difficult, 
however, by refusing to win the fourth trick and 
establish the heart suit in dummy. 

West now reasoned that South must have had 
five diamonds originally, which with the queen 
of spades and two hearts left South but one other 
card, of course a club. West drew the club and the 
spade and forced South in the lead with the king 
of hearts and earned a little slam. 

West would have lost the game had he not led 
the ace of clubs at trick five and might have lost 
his contract had he not grasped the possibilities 
of the deal at the outset. 



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DEAL No. 12 

West would have made four odd tricks had 
South played the king of clubs at trick one. 

By using the rule of eleven South could tell 
that West held but one club above the seven. 
He knew this must be the ace because South and 
the dummy held A-K-Q of spades, K-Q-J of 
hearts and A-J-10 of diamonds, and a no-trump 
bid would have been impossible by West without 
the club ace. 



DEAL No. 13 

Another use of the rule of eleven West could 
have but one spade above the six, and that must 
be the ace as North would not underlead an ace 
against a declared trump. 

Should North be leading a short suit and West 
have all the remaining spades above the six the 
best play by South would still be the deuce. 

West would have made game had South played 
the king of spades at trick one. 



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DEAL No. 14 

West needed every trick after the first three 
for game and the heart jack was his only losing 
card. It would have been quite easy to secure 
ten tricks if each opponent held two trumps as 
the nine of diamonds would discard one heart in 
dummy. But West played carefully for game 
even if trumps were not so favorably divided, and 
by making every trump in dummy a re-entry 
succeeded in making a club at trick eleven. 



DEAL No. 15 

West would have lost several tricks and pos- 
sibly game had he played out the club suit at 
once, as he would have been obliged to discard 
diamonds on the last two rounds of the club suit. 

The prompt switch to diamonds gave a remark- 
able result against a good no-trump hand. 



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DEAL No. 16 

West decided that North must have a possible 
re-entry from the manner in which he established 
his heart suit. West therefore took one more 
round of spades in order to rob South of his last 
one, then took three rounds of clubs in order to 
avoid having the lead thrust upon him after he 
had parted with his only diamond. 

At trick nine West could count South with 
four diamonds and the jack of clubs, and by his 
good finesse compelled South to give him the 
last, three tricks and game. 



DEAL No. 17 

A good instance of creating a re-entry in dum- 
my by getting rid of a high card. 

West would have failed to make the club suit 
and lost his contract had he allowed the nine of 
hearts to hold the first trick. 



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DEAL No. 18 

With his club suit assured North played a 
change-the-suit signal at trick two and defeated 
the contract of West. 



DEAL No. 19 

This is a good illustration of blocking an 
adversary's suit. Had West played the king of 
spades at trick one South would have played 
low to establish a tenace over the knave, and 
West would have failed to make his contract. 



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DEAL No. 20 

This was a very fine example of the grand 
coup. 

After the fourth trick West needed every trick 
but one for game. He decided South held both 
ace and nine of trumps because he did not go up 
at trick four and lead another diamond. Trump- 
ing dummy's winning diamond at trick seven, 
leading the ace of hearts to avoid securing the 
lead later, and discarding the ace of clubs at trick 
eleven are plays of the very first order. 



DEAL No. 21 

West properly bid hearts instead of no-trump, 
reading his partner for high-card strength in 
every suit but diamonds. He could have made 
two at no-trump but not game. 



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DEAL No. 22 

This illustrates the wonderful results of high 
spade bids, but West was fully warranted in 
making his bid. 



DEAL No. 23 

This is a new use of the high spade bid and 
West only knew that he must take his partner 
out. 

Had West bid clubs East would have bid two 
no-trumps. 



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DEAL No. 24 

This is the same bid used in deal twenty-three 
and the result with the awful cards held by West 
was nearly black magic. 

Had West bid diamonds East would have bid 
two no-trump. 



DEAL No. 25 

The feature of this deal was the bid by East. 
Unable to stop the heart suit and not holding 
five cards of another suit it was better to say six 
spades and give West another chance to bid. 



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DEAL No. 26 

East would have had a terrible beating had not 
his partner taken him out. North should have 
risked two no-trump despite his unfavorable 
position. 

A player whose hand does not promise two 
tricks should take his partner out of a no-trump 
bid, provided he holds a suit of five or more cards. 



DEAL No. 27 

The feature of the deal was the fine bidding of 
North, who did not bid at all. 

Against a no-trump declaration North could 
not hope to make game at diamonds, and it was 
therefore more desirable to let the no-trump 
stand. West knew that his partner was taking 
him out on account of weakness, but with no 
adverse bid the no-trump still looked good. 



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DEAL No., 28 

The singleton opening by North was the best 
that can be made against a nullo, and South 
proved himself a good partner by continuing the 
suit and giving North two valuable discards. 

At trick five North denied the queen of dia- 
monds by playing the jack. This is an old skat 
convention which is very important in this new 
count. 

South reasoned that North would not bid two 
diamonds with less than six of the suit when the 
jack was the best card in the suit, and therefore 
after the fifth trick North was counted for five dia- 
monds and either three hearts or two hearts and 
one spade, while West must have the queen and 
no other diamond. 

By taking three rounds of hearts, therefore, 
South knew he could clear his partner's hand 
of everything but diamonds, and then compel 
West to take all the remaining tricks. 

West might have saved 300 points had he 
played the deuce of clubs from dummy at trick 
three and kept the six. That would have made 
it possible for him to throw the lead to dummy 
at trick ten and then lead a diamond. 



INDEX 

Page 

Bidding — Deals 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 9 

Change the Suit Signal — Deals 8-18 

Comments on Deals 71 

Discarding 16 

Doubling 16 

Echo 16 

Finesse — Deals 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19 16 

Forcing the Lead — Deal 6 

Grand Coup — Deal 20 

High Spade Bids — Deals 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 

Inferences — Deals 1-4-7 

Introduction 5 

Laws of the Game 6 

Making Game Certain — Deals 3, 4, 14 

Nullos — Deal 28 11 

Placing the Lead — Deal 5 
Placing Unplayed Cards — 

Deals 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 16, 20 

Psychology of the Game 12 

Re-Entry Cards — Deals 2, 11, 14, 17 

Rule of Eleven — Deal 13 17 

Rules for Good Play 6 

Safety Bids — Deals 26, 27 
Saving the Game — Deal 10 

89 



DEC 5 1913 



